Ischemic Stroke Brain Sends Indirect Cell Death Signals to the Heart [Basic Sciences]

Conclusions— Ischemic stroke was accompanied by cardiac myocyte death, indicating a close pathological link between brain and heart. These results suggest a vigilant assessment of the heart condition in stroke patients, likely requiring the need to treat systemic cardiac symptoms after an ischemic brain episode.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Animal models of human disease, Apoptosis Basic Sciences Source Type: research